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Collection Title CL 156 Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Collection Creator Chemung County Historical Society
Processed By Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed: October 2015
Provenance: The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Martha Neumeister in 2011 and 2015.
Terms:
Elmira (NY); Genealogy -- Brooks family; Horseheads (NY); Hydrotherapy
Historical:
Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Family - Dr. Rachel Brooks Gleason (1820-1905), originally of Vermont, settled in Elmira with her husband, Dr. Silas O. Gleason (1818-1899) and opened the Elmira Water Cure in 1852. She was later joined in that business by her sister and brother-in-law, Drs. Zippie Brooks Wales (1836-1912) and Theron Wales (1842-1914). Brother John Q. Brooks (1827-1890) settled in the area in 1856 and was an influential farmer in the Town of Horseheads. All three had children who remained in the area including Dr. Adele Gleason, Edward Gleason, and Ralph Wales (1878-1908).
Scope: The Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Collection includes papers associated with the Gleason Water Cure; the personal papers of John Q. Brooks, Ralph Wales, and Theron Wales; family photographs; and misc. items.
Extent .5 Linear Feet
Date Span 1852-1970
Abstract This collection contains items related to the Brooks, Gleason, and Wales families.

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Title Document Box Number Folder Number Location
Book - The 1857 Diary of Asa Douglas Cowan transcribed and annotated with genealogical notes by Rachel Gleason Brooks, ca. 1968. Book 01 00 01
Ralph Wales scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and ephemera associated his time at Cornell University, his work at the Second National Bank of Elmira, and his involvement with the Y.M.C.A., 1896-1908. Scrapbook 01 00 02
Menu - Thansgiving dinner at the Gleason Sanitarium, 1897. Menu 01 01 01
(2) Trade cards for the Elmira Water Cure (Gleason Sanitarium), 1852-1873. Trade Cards 01 01 02
Booklet - The Gleason Sanitarium Fiftieth Year Anniversary Greeting, 1852-1902. Booklet 01 01 03
(5) Postcards of the Gleason Water Cure, 1900-1932. Postcards 01 01 04
Magazine - Aquae Gloria, Elmira Water Cure (monthly): February, June, July, September, November 1877; January, April, July 1878. Magazine 01 02 01
Advertisement for the Manchester Journal as sold by J.Q. Brooks of Horseheads, ca. 1870s. Document 01 03 01
(19) Invoices sent to John Q. Brooks by the following businesses: J.D. Baldwin & Son, coal dealers (1879-1883); D. Clark & Son, hardware (1872-1876); Grant DeWaters, farm tools (1883); G.A. Gridley & Son, hardware (1882-1883); Hathaway & Bennitt, grain dealer (1882); Hiram B. Moore, lime dealer (1889); W.J. Rose, blacksmith (1882-1883); Striker & Brighan (1883); Whitaker & Egburt, dry goods; P. Whitaker, dry goods (1870s-1883). Invoices 01 03 02
(32) Receipts for monies paid by John Q. Brooks to the following: Durland & Pratt, dry goods (1883); Elmira Advertiser Association, newspaper (1879-1883); G.A. Gridley & Son, hardware (1876-1879); Holley Standard, newspaper (1876); Horseheads Journal, newspaper (1875-1879); Manchester Journal, newspaper (1882); Post Office (1882); collectors of school, county & state taxes (1873-1883); unidentified individuals. Receipts 01 03 03
John Q. Brooks' statement of account with unknown merchants, ca. 1883. Document 01 03 04
(10) Invoices sent to Dr. Theron Wales by the following businesses: John T. Sadler & Co., plumber (1912-1914); Aloyse Snyder, carriage painter (1913); George Snyder, carriage seller (1912-1914); H.C. Spaulding Co., coal dealer (1913); Standard Oil Co. of New York (1912); Florence Sullivan, book seller (1912). Invoices 01 04 01
This folder contains photographs of Dr. Zippie Wales (1860); Ralph Wales (ca. 1890); Dr. Adele Gleason (1916); Wales family home at 403 Williams Street (1907); parlor of Gleason Water Cure (1890s); unidentified party (ca. 1900). Photographs 01 05 01
Booklet - Community Cook Book compiled and edited by the Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Horseheads, 1930. Booklet 01 06 01

Collection Title	CL 156 Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Collection	Creator	Chemung County Historical Society
Processed By	Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed:	October 2015
Provenance:	The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Martha Neumeister in 2011 and 2015.
Terms:	Elmira (NY); Genealogy -- Brooks family; Horseheads (NY); Hydrotherapy
Historical:	Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Family - Dr. Rachel Brooks Gleason (1820-1905), originally of Vermont, settled in Elmira with her husband, Dr. Silas O. Gleason (1818-1899) and opened the Elmira Water Cure in 1852. She was later joined in that business by her sister and brother-in-law, Drs. Zippie Brooks Wales (1836-1912) and Theron Wales (1842-1914). Brother John Q. Brooks (1827-1890) settled in the area in 1856 and was an influential farmer in the Town of Horseheads. All three had children who remained in the area including Dr. Adele Gleason, Edward Gleason, and Ralph Wales (1878-1908).
Scope:	The Brooks/ Gleason/ Wales Collection includes papers associated with the Gleason Water Cure; the personal papers of John Q. Brooks, Ralph Wales, and Theron Wales; family photographs; and misc. items.
Extent	.5 Linear Feet
Date Span	1852-1970
Abstract	This collection contains items related to the Brooks, Gleason, and Wales families.

Title	Document	Box Number	Folder Number	Location

Book - The 1857 Diary of Asa Douglas Cowan transcribed and annotated with genealogical notes by Rachel Gleason Brooks, ca. 1968.	Book	01	00	01
Ralph Wales scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and ephemera associated his time at Cornell University, his work at the Second National Bank of Elmira, and his involvement with the Y.M.C.A., 1896-1908.	Scrapbook	01	00	02
Menu - Thansgiving dinner at the Gleason Sanitarium, 1897.	Menu	01	01	01
(2) Trade cards for the Elmira Water Cure (Gleason Sanitarium), 1852-1873.	Trade Cards	01	01	02
Booklet - The Gleason Sanitarium Fiftieth Year Anniversary Greeting, 1852-1902.	Booklet	01	01	03
(5) Postcards of the Gleason Water Cure, 1900-1932.	Postcards	01	01	04
Magazine - Aquae Gloria, Elmira Water Cure (monthly): February, June, July, September, November 1877; January, April, July 1878.	Magazine	01	02	01
Advertisement for the Manchester Journal as sold by J.Q. Brooks of Horseheads, ca. 1870s.	Document	01	03	01
(19) Invoices sent to John Q. Brooks by the following businesses: J.D. Baldwin & Son, coal dealers (1879-1883); D. Clark & Son, hardware (1872-1876); Grant DeWaters, farm tools (1883); G.A. Gridley & Son, hardware (1882-1883); Hathaway & Bennitt, grain dealer (1882); Hiram B. Moore, lime dealer (1889); W.J. Rose, blacksmith (1882-1883); Striker & Brighan (1883); Whitaker & Egburt, dry goods; P. Whitaker, dry goods (1870s-1883).	Invoices	01	03	02
(32) Receipts for monies paid by John Q. Brooks to the following: Durland & Pratt, dry goods (1883); Elmira Advertiser Association, newspaper (1879-1883); G.A. Gridley & Son, hardware (1876-1879); Holley Standard, newspaper (1876); Horseheads Journal, newspaper (1875-1879); Manchester Journal, newspaper (1882); Post Office (1882); collectors of school, county & state taxes (1873-1883); unidentified individuals.	Receipts	01	03	03
John Q. Brooks' statement of account with unknown merchants, ca. 1883.	Document	01	03	04
(10) Invoices sent to Dr. Theron Wales by the following businesses: John T. Sadler & Co., plumber (1912-1914); Aloyse Snyder, carriage painter (1913); George Snyder, carriage seller (1912-1914); H.C. Spaulding Co., coal dealer (1913); Standard Oil Co. of New York (1912); Florence Sullivan, book seller (1912).	Invoices	01	04	01
This folder contains photographs of Dr. Zippie Wales (1860); Ralph Wales (ca. 1890); Dr. Adele Gleason (1916); Wales family home at 403 Williams Street (1907); parlor of Gleason Water Cure (1890s); unidentified party (ca. 1900).	Photographs	01	05	01
Booklet - Community Cook Book compiled and edited by the Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Horseheads, 1930.	Booklet	01	06	01